2020 Update of the WSES Guidelines for the Management of Acute Colonic Diverticulitis in the Emergency Setting

Authors

Massimo Sartelli
Rifat Latifi, New York Medical CollegeFollow
Fausto Catena

DOI

10.1186/s13017-020-00313-4

Journal Title

World Journal of Emergency Surgery

First Page

32

Last Page

32

Document Type

Review Article

Publication Date

5-7-2020

Department

Surgery

Abstract

Acute colonic diverticulitis is one of the most common clinical conditions encountered by surgeons in the acute setting. An international multidisciplinary panel of experts from the World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES) updated its guidelines for management of acute left-sided colonic diverticulitis (ALCD) according to the most recent available literature. The update includes recent changes introduced in the management of ALCD. The new update has been further integrated with advances in acute right-sided colonic diverticulitis (ARCD) that is more common than ALCD in select regions of the world.

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Recommended Citation

Sartelli, M., Latifi, R., & Catena, F. (2020). 2020 Update of the WSES Guidelines for the Management of Acute Colonic Diverticulitis in the Emergency Setting. World Journal of Emergency Surgery, 15 (1), 32-32. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13017-020-00313-4